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Maria Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and producer. Her first major film role was in 1998's Permanent Midnight. She followed this with a range of supporting and leading parts in films such as Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), Secret Window (2004), Assault on Precinct 13, A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking (all 2005), World Trade Center (2006), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Lights Out (2016).
Outside of film, Bello is best known for playing Anna Del Amico in the medical drama ER (1997–1998) and Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane in the police procedural drama NCIS (2017–2021). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the limited series Beef (2023). In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Awards nomination.
Bello moved on to films, landing a role in Coyote Ugly (2000). She was nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in The Cooler (2003) and for Best Actress in A History of Violence (2005). She starred in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) as Jocelyn and as Dr. Alex Sabian in the 2005 film, Assault on Precinct 13, a remake of the original 1976 movie made by John Carpenter. In 2008, she starred in as Evelyn O'Connell, replacing Rachel Weisz. In December 2008, Bello began developing a drama for HBO. Besides starring in the new series, Bello planned to also serve as an executive producer. She starred in the 2009 drama film The Yellow Handkerchief, which was released in theatres on February 26, 2010, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
In 2010, Bello guest starred in two episodes of . The following year, she starred in the TV series Prime Suspect, which was cancelled after 13 episodes. In 2011, she became a founding board member of the CQ Matrix Company, a company created by her then-partner, Clare Munn, to help clients achieve "transformative living and the power of intelligent exchange" by enhancing their communication quotient. In 2014, she starred alongside Frank Grillo in the James Wan-produced thriller Demonic.
Bello began producing short films in 2010. In 2022, she was a producer on the film The Woman King.
In November 2013, she wrote about having a same-sex relationship with her best friend, Clare Munn. Bello's book, Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves, was published in 2015. Bello and Munn split the same year and the actress was rumoured to be dating Elijah Allan-Blitz.
Bello and chef Dominique Crenn became engaged on December 29, 2019, while holidaying in Paris. They were married in a ceremony in Mexico on May 12, 2024. Bello filed for divorce in May 2025.
| 1992 | Maintenance | Eddie | |
| 1994 | Morphosis | Boss | |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight | Kitty | |
| 1999 | Payback | Rosie | |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Lil Lovell | |
| Duets | Suzi Loomis | ||
| 2001 | Ruth Harkness | ||
| Sam the Man | Anastasia Powell | ||
| 2002 | Auto Focus | Patricia Olson / Patricia Crane / Sigrid Valdis | |
| 100 Mile Rule | Monica | ||
| 2003 | Natalie Belisario | ||
| 2004 | Silver City | Nora Allardyce | |
| Secret Window | Amy Rainey | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Alex Sabian | |
| Edie Stall | |||
| Adélle | |||
| 2006 | Thank You for Smoking | Polly Bailey | |
| Marcia Prior Glass | |||
| Flicka | Nell McLaughlin | ||
| World Trade Center | Donna McLoughlin | ||
| 2007 | Jocelyn | ||
| Towelhead | Gail Monahan | ||
| Butterfly on a Wheel | Abby Randall | a.k.a. Shattered | |
| 2008 | May | ||
| Downloading Nancy | Nancy Stockwell | ||
| Evelyn O'Connell | Replaces Rachel Weisz | ||
| 2009 | Suky | ||
| 2010 | Sally Wilcox | ||
| Grown Ups | Sally Lamonsoff | ||
| 2011 | Beautiful Boy | Kate Carroll | |
| Abduction | Mara Harper | ||
| Carjacked | Lorraine | ||
| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Sally Lamonsoff | |
| Prisoners | Grace Dover | ||
| Third Person | Theresa | ||
| 2015 | McFarland, USA | Cheryl White | |
| Demonic | Dr. Elizabeth Klein | ||
| Bravetown | Martha | ||
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | Sergeant Reznik | |
| The Confirmation | Bonnie | ||
| Lights Out | Sophie | ||
| The Late Bloomer | Brenda Newmans | ||
| Max Steel | Molly McGrath | ||
| Wait Till Helen Comes | Jean | a.k.a. Little Girl's Secret | |
| The Journey Is the Destination | Kathy Eldon | Also executive producer | |
| 2017 | In Search of Fellini | Claire | Also executive producer |
| 2018 | Every Day | Lindsey | |
| Better Start Running | Agent McFadden | ||
| Giant Little Ones | Carly Winter | Also executive producer | |
| 2020 | The Water Man | Sheriff Goodwin | |
| 2022 | The Woman King | Producer and story writer |
| 1995 | Misery Loves Company | Joe's Former Film Student | Episode: "That Book by Nabokov" |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Emily Noonan | Episode: "The Enemy Within" |
| 1995 | The Commish | Betsy | Episode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows" |
| 1996 | Due South | Mackenzie King | Episode: "One Good Man" |
| 1996–1997 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mrs. Smith | 13 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | ER | Dr. Anna Del Amico | Recurring role (season 3); main role (season 4) |
| 2010 | Vivian Arliss | 2 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 | Prime Suspect | Jane Timoney | 13 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Touch | Lucy Robbins | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Big Driver | Tess Thorne | Television film |
| 2016 | Goliath | Michelle McBride | 8 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | NCIS | Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane | Main role (season 15–18); 73 episodes |
| 2017 | XQ Super School Live | Herself | Television special |
| 2023 | Beef | Jordan Forster | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2025 | The Waterfront | Belle Buckley | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | ||
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance | ||
| 2003 | Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Cooler | |
| National Society of Film Critics Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | |||
| Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | |||
| 2005 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actress | A History of Violence | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Performance | |||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actress Motion Picture – Drama | |||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| London Film Critics Circle Awards | Actress of the Year | |||
| New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | |||
| Village Voice Film Poll Award | Best Supporting Performance | |||
| 2006 | RiverRun International Film Festival's Jury Prize | Best Actress | ||
| Dixie Film Festival Prize | Outstanding Actress in a Film | |||
| 2009 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Female Lead | ||
| 2013 | National Board of Review Award | Best Cast | ||
| 2022 | Women Film Critics Circle Award | Best Woman Storyteller | ||
| 2023 | Black Reel Award | Outstanding Film | ||
| AACTA International Award | Best Screenplay | |||
| NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | |||
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | ||
| Critics' Choice Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | |||
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